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Far From the Madding Crowd

Play trailer Poster for Far From the Madding Crowd PG,  1967,  2h 49m,  Romance/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 65% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
65% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Based on Thomas Hardy's renowned novel, this British drama focuses on Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie), a beautiful young woman who inherits a picturesque farm from her uncle and is determined to run it herself. Three very different suitors -- Francis Troy (Terence Stamp), an intense soldier; William Boldwood (Peter Finch), a middle-aged farmer; and Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), a shepherd of modest means -- all contend for Bathsheba's hand, and conflict is inevitable.

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Patrick Gibbs Daily Telegraph (UK) May 12, 2015
With the emphasis on plot rather than character only Julie Christie finds a part she can turn round in, suggesting convincingly Bathsheba's curious combination of coquetry with integrity. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Mar 15, 2015
4/5
Splendidly lusty fare, its feet deep in the mud of the English countryside, its head in the lens-flared glare of a dreamy tragi-romantic sky. Go to Full Review
Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Mar 13, 2015
4/5
Mostly this is a triumph ... Go to Full Review
Robert Kotlowitz Harper's Magazine Aug 4, 2020
There is so little authentic feeling in Far From the Madding Crowd. Go to Full Review
Judith Crist Vogue Feb 26, 2020
I expected a movie to make me stand up and cheer or at least sit up and take notice. Instead it's curl-up and doze-fitfully time. Go to Full Review
Gene Youngblood Los Angeles Free Press Feb 3, 2020
I haven't walked out on a film in years; it was a depressing experience. Go to Full Review
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Albus R Jun 12, 2017 Great acting, true to the original story, beautiful.
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Cast & Crew

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John Schlesinger

Director

Julie Christie

Bathsheba

Peter Finch

William Boldwood

Alan Bates

Gabriel Oak

Terence Stamp

Sergeant Troy

Prunella Ransome

Fanny

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Far From the Madding Crowd

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Movie Info

Synopsis Based on Thomas Hardy's renowned novel, this British drama focuses on Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie), a beautiful young woman who inherits a picturesque farm from her uncle and is determined to run it herself. Three very different suitors -- Francis Troy (Terence Stamp), an intense soldier; William Boldwood (Peter Finch), a middle-aged farmer; and Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), a shepherd of modest means -- all contend for Bathsheba's hand, and conflict is inevitable.
Director
John Schlesinger
Producer
Joseph Janni
Screenwriter
Frederic Raphael
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2012
Runtime
2h 49m
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